June 18, 1969 
Mr. D. Anthony Parkinson 
c/o Barclay's Bank 
Box 30011 
Nairobi, Kenya 
Dear Tony and John: 
Yesterday I received your letter of June 12 with much joy 
and elation. The pictures are fantastic! I know this was 
exciting for you, particularly since it went into the first 
trap, but I know you were disappointed in not getting the 
whole herd. Now you have plenty of bongo urine and feces 
to scatter all over the place. 
I know how concerned you were about the diarrhea and the 
foot; but as usual you did the right thing. Do not worry 
that I am concerned about over~treatment. I'va seen more 
animals die from lack of treatment than from over-treatment. 
The fact that you traced the cause of the diarrhea is most 
interesting and I assume everybody has ideas on how to treat 
the next one. I can well imagine that the anxiety both of 
you had over the animal caused you to lose as much weight 
as the bongo did. | 
Do not concern yourself about my being there when you are 
ready to bring him down from the hill. Do what you think 
is necessary for the benefit of the animal. I know you will 
keep me informed as much as possible. Of course, I would 
dearly love to join you for this movement. I hope to be 
through with my budget hearings by the end of this week. 
Except for the last week of July and the first week of 
August, I anticipate a fairly free summer. Even this could 
be changed if necessary. Presumably, I should be here 
October 5-12 and from the middle of November on to the first 
of the year. 
